After graduating from the College of Engineering Trivandrum with a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 1989, I joined HMT Ltd. Kalamasseryas as an Engineer. I worked in HMT Ltd. Kalamassery from August 1989 to May 1999 in the manufacturing area, including CNC manufacturing. While working at HMT, I got first-hand experience in various metal cutting processes, process planning, CNC programming, tool planning, fixture design and inspection, including the use of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM). As a part-time student, I took an M. Tech degree from the School of Engineering, CUSAT, in 1997. I joined the School of Engineering as a Lecturer in June 1999. I obtained my PhD in Mechanical Engineering from NITC, Kozhikkode, in 2007. As a faculty member, I have taught various subjects such as CAD/CAM, SQC, Mechanics of Solids, Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Finite Element Method, Industrial Tribology etc. I have guided eight students for their PhD degrees; six completed their research and obt

Tribology, Biodegradable Lubricants, FEM, Intelligent Manufacturing

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Experimental and Molecular Level Analysis of the Tribological and Oxidative Properties of Chaulmoogra Oil, Advances in Tribology, HINDAWI Vol. 2020, 2020

Evaluation of physicochemical and tribological properties of chaulmoogra (Hydnocarpus wightianus) oil as green lubricant base stock, Proc IMechE Part J: J Engineering Tribology, Sage Publications Vol. 235, 2020

Mechanical and thermal properties of modified kaolin clay/unsaturated polyester nanocomposites, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley Periodicals Inc Vol. 133, 2016

A Demand Forecast Model based on Moving Average and Markov Method, , Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, Taru publications, Taylor &Francis 2015

A Demand Forecast Model based on Moving Average and Markov Method, Journal of Statistics and Management Systems, Taru publications, Taylor &Francis Vol. 18, 2015

FEM based Virtual Prototyping and Design of Third Harmonic Excitation System for Low Voltage Salient Pole Synchronous Generators, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2013

Competing Risk Models for the service availability of Mobile communication Network , Network International Journal of Industrial Engineering Practices, International Science Press Vol. 3, 2011

Availability of Mobile Communication Service, CiiT international journal of software engineering , 2011

Investigations into the molecular-level adhesion characteristics of hydroxyapatite-coated and anodized titanium surfaces using the molecular orbital approach, Proc. IMechE Vol. 225 Part H: J. Engineering in Medicine Downloaded from pih.sagepub., 2010

Analysis of the pour point of coconut oil as a lubricant base stock using differential scanning calorimetry, Lubrication Science, Wiley InterScience 2009

Pour Point of Vegetable Oil Based Lubricants, Effect of Polymorphism, International Conference on Advances in Tribology, ICAT 2014, NITC, Kozhikkode, Feb 21-24, 2014, 2014

Evaluation of Keraja Oil (Pongamia Pinnatta) as Biodegradable Base Oil for Lubricants, International Conference on Advances in Tribology, , ICAT 2014, NITC, Kozhikkode, Feb 21-24, 2014, 2014

Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of 2-ethyl hexyl Ester of Karanja oil Fatty Acid, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual General Meeting and Exhibition 2013, Detroit, Michigan, 2013

Evaluation of Karanja Oil (Pongamia Pinnatta) as Bio-Degradable Base Oil for Lubricants, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual General Meeting and Exhibition 2013, Detroit, Michigan, May 5-9, 2013, 2013

FEM based Design of Third Harmonic Excitation System for Low Voltage Salient Pole Synchronous Generators, 15th International on Electrical Machines & Systems (ICEMS 2012) at Sapporo, Japan, 2012

Prediction of Performance Characteristics of Salient Pole Synchronous Generators by Finite Element Method, International Conference on Manufacturing Technology and Management at TocH Institute if Science & Technology, Arakkunnam, on 06.09.2012, 2012

An improved excitation system for Low Voltage Salient Pole Generators Utilizing Third Harmonic Power, Centenary Conference at IISc, Bangalore, 2011

Evaluation of the ASTM D97 Method for the Determination of the Pour Point of Vegetable Oil Based Lubricants, Asiatrib 2010 Tribology Congress, Dec 6-10, Perth, Western Australia., 2010

Analysis of the Cold Flow Properties of Additive-Added and Chemically Modified Coconut Oil Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), IISc Centenary-International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, July 2-4, Bangalore, 2008

Coconut Oil as Base Oil for Industrial Lubricants- Evaluation and Modification of Thermal, Oxidative and Low Temperature Properties, 1st International Conference on Advanced Tribology, ICAT2004, Singapore, 2006

RESEARCH PROJECTS

"Coconut oil as alternate automobile lubricants" (Coconut Development Board- 2002 --0001 , Total outlay Rs.952000)

"Coconut oil as base oil for industrial lubricants" (Coconut development Board- 2006 --0001 , Total outlay Rs.1452000)

"Coconut oil as alternate automobile lubricants" (Coconut Development Board- 2002 -2006 , Total outlay Rs.992000)

"Coconut oil as base oil for industrial lubricants”, funded by the Coconut Development Board" (Coconut Development Board- 2007 -2010 , Total outlay Rs.1462000)